{
  # all dark colours are 20% darker than the bright ones
  black = {
    bright = "#4c5363"; # "#282c34";
    dark = "#20232a";
  };
  red = {
    bright = "#e68990"; #"#e06c75";
    dark = "#d43541";
  };
  green = {
    bright = "#acce93"; #"#98c379";
    dark = "#77af4e";
  };
  yellow = {
    bright = "#eacc95"; #"#e5c07b";
    dark = "#d9a440";
  };
  blue = {
    bright = "#80bff2"; #"#61afef";
    dark = "#2490e9";
  };
  magenta = {
    bright = "#d193e3"; #"#c678dd";
    dark = "#af42cf";
  };
  cyan = {
    bright = "#77c4ce"; #"#56b6c2";
    dark = "#3b99a5";
  };
  white = {
    bright = "#e3e5e9"; #"#dcdfe4";
    dark = "#a9b1bd";
  };
  background = "#282c34"; #black.dark;
  foreground = "#dcdfe4"; #white.bright;
  cursor = "#a3b3cc";
}